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{{Infobox German Location
|Art = Town
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|Wappen = Wappen von Regen.png
|lat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 58
|lon_deg = 13 |lon_min = 8
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|Bundesland = Bavaria
|Regierungsbezirk = Lower Bavaria
|Landkreis = Regen
|Höhe = 530
|Fläche = 65.15
|Einwohner = 12198
|Stand = 2006-09-30
|PLZ = 94209
|Vorwahl = 09921
|Kfz = REG
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 2 76 138
|Gliederung = 59 districts
|Adresse = Stadtplatz 2<br />94209 Regen
|Website = [http://www.regen.de/ www.regen.de]
|Bürgermeister = Ilse Oswald
|Bürgermeistertitel = Bürgermeisterin
|Partei = FWG
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'''Regen''' is a town in [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]], capital of the district of [[Regen (district)|Regen]].
== Geography ==
Regen is situated on the great [[Regen River]], located in the Bavarian Forest.
=== Division of the town ===
Originally the town consisted of 4 districts, Bürgerholz, Grubhügel, Riedham and St. Johann.
After a governmental reform the villages Aden, Augrub, Bärndorf, Bettmannsäge, Dreieck, Ebenhof, Ecklend, Edhof, Eggenried, Finkenried, Frauenmühle, Großseiboldsried, Huberhof, Kagerhof, Kattersdorf, Kerschlhöh, Kleinseiboldsried, Kreuzerhof, Kühhof, March, Maschenberg, Matzelsried, Metten, Neigerhöhe, Neigermühle, Neusohl, Obermitterdorf, Oberneumais, Oleumhütte, Pfistermühle, Pometsau, Poschetsried, Reinhartsmais, Richtplatz, Rinchnachmündt, Rohrbach, Sallitz, Schauerhof, Schlossau, Schochert, Schollenried, Schönhöh, Schützenhof, Schwaighof, Schweinhütt, Spitalhof, Sumpering, Tausendbach, Thanhof, Thurnhof, Weißenstein , Weißensteiner-Au, Wickersdorf, Wieshof and Windschnur were added.
== Twin towns ==
* [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] [[Eschwege]], [[Germany]], since 1997
* [[Image:Flag of France.svg|25px]] [[Mirebeau]], [[France]]
* [[Image:Flag of Germany.svg|25px]] [[Roth bei Nürnberg]], [[Germany]]
== Notable places==
The "Niederbayrisches Landwirtschaftsmuseum" is a museum showing the history of agriculture and society in Lower Bavaria from the 18th and 19th century.
The "Fressendes Haus" is a former domicile of the poets [[Clara Nordström]] (1886-1962) and [[Siegfried von Vegesack]] (1888-1974), which was transformed in a museum in 1984 presenting different expositions of historical art and the archeological excavations at the castle ruin of ''Weißenstein''.
== Economy ==
Tourism figures largely in the local economy, with over 64,000 visitors accounting for 220,000 over-night stays last year.
== External links ==
*[http://www.regen.de Official site] {{de icon}}
*[http://www.pichelsteinerfest.com Pichelsteinerfest Regen] {{de icon}}
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